Vanilla somae Hayata is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Vanilla somae Hayata

Vanilla somae Hayata

Vanilla somae is a Vanilla species native to Taiwan, northern Vietnam and Laos, sometimes misidentified as two other Vanilla species.

Family
Genus
Vanilla
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Vanilla somae Hayata

Vanilla somae is a species in the Vanilla genus that is native to forested areas of Taiwan, northern Vietnam, and Laos. The scientific names Vanilla albida and Vanilla griffithii are sometimes incorrectly used for this species, but all three are actually distinct species.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Vanilla

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